Capacity Building
The ISI has been actively helping to build capacity in low and middle income countries / regions. The 2013 White Paper on statistical capacity building defines our objectives as:
- enabling statistical practitioners in the public and private sectors to use state-of-the-art methods for data collection, analysis and interpretation;
- contributing to the development of statistical infrastructure and human resources in official, survey, and business statistics as well as in statistical education and research.
Several workshops have been conducted over the last few years to train senior staff in national statistical offices on improving the quality of statistical information.
The ISI has also funded the organization of workshops and conferences on statistical practice in Africa and Asia. The Bernoulli Society and the ISI have partnered with the University of Oslo to develop a virtual mentoring program for PhD students.
In addition, participants from low and middle income countries / regions have been supported for participation at ISI and Association conferences. These activities have been funded through World Bank Trust Funds for Statistical Capacity Building and by the African Development Bank.
The ISI Strategic Plan 2022-2025 defines capacity building as one of the Strategic Priorities of the ISI.
Capacity Building Committee
ISI Workshops on Leadership and Management
The ISI has organized a series of Workshops on Leadership and Management for Heads of NSOs in Africa and Asia. (Coming soon)